R93-60 AUTHORIZING AN AGREEMENT WITH THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

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i . n. Secretarv means the U.S. DOT Secretary or his or her duly authorized designee. • o. Subrecipient means any entity that receives FTA assistance from an FTA recipient, rather than from the FTA directly. The term "subrecipient" also includes the term , "subgrantee, " but does not include "third party contractor. ^ p. U.S. DOT is the acronym for the U.S. Department of Transportation, including its operating administrations. Section 102 . Accomglishment of the Project. a. General Requirements. The Recipient agrees to carry out the Project in a sound, economical, and efficient manner, and in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, the Application, Approved Project Budget, Project or Program schedules, and all applicable laws, regulations, FTA directives, and published policies. U.S. DOT regulations, - "Uniforn► Administrative Requirements for Grants and Cooperative Agreements to State and Local Governments" (common grant management rule) , 49 C.F.R. Part 18, apply to Projects with governmental bodies. Office and Management Budget (ON�) Circular A-110, Revised, "Unifonn Administrative Requirements for Grants and Agreements with Institutions of Higher Education, Hospitals, and Other Nonprofit Organizations, " apply to Projects with institutions of higher education and private nonprofit organizations. The FTA also applies ONID Circular A-110 to grants and cooperative agreements with private for-profit organizations. b. Application of Federal . State, and Local Laws and Regulations . (1) Federal Laws and Regulations. The Recipient understands that Federal laws, regulations, policies, and related administrative practices applicable to this Agreement on the date the Agreement was executed may be modified from time to time. The Recipient agrees that the most recent of such Federal requirements will govern the administration of this Agreement at any particular time, except if there is sufficient evidence in the Agreement of a contrary intent. Such contrary intent might be evidenced by express language in Part I of this Agreement, or a letter signed by the Federal Transit Administrator the language of which modifies or otherwise conditions the text of a particular provision of Part II of this Agreement. Likewise, new Federal laws, regulations, policies and administrative practices may be � established after the date the Agreement has been executed and may apply to this Agreement. To achieve compliance with changing Federal requirements, the Recipient agrees to Page 3